MILAN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 10, 2025--
Everli S.p.A., Italy’s leading marketplace for online grocery shopping, today announced that it has secured a $10 million loan facility as per the Business Combination Agreement with Melar Acquisition Corp I (NASDAQ:MACI), marking a significant milestone as the company accelerates toward its expected public debut in the first quarter of 2026.
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The financing provides additional growth capital to support Everli’s continued expansion across Italy, investments in technology, and strengthening of retailer partnerships. This strategic infusion underscores the SPAC’s confidence in Everli’s business model, operational execution, and long-term vision.
“Our business continues to show strong momentum, with growing order volumes, improving unit economics, and increasing demand from both retailers and consumers. This financing positions us well for the next stage of our journey,” said Salvatore Palella, CEO of Everli Global, Inc.
Everli continues to experience robust growth driven by expanding market share in core geographies, increasing basket sizes, and enhanced product assortment. The company remains focused on operational efficiency, platform innovation, and expanding strategic collaborations with leading retailers across Europe.
About Everli Global Inc.
Everli S.p.A. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Everli Global Inc. Founded in 2014, Everli is Italy’s leading home-delivery grocery marketplace. The company’s mission is to bring greater peace of mind to people by removing the complexity from the grocery experience. By eliminating queues, parking hassles, and heavy bags, Everli allows customers to focus solely on the enjoyable part of shopping—wherever they are.
With a broad network of partnerships across major supermarket chains and specialty stores, as well as exclusive offers on top brands, Everli provides an innovative, simple, and secure shopping experience. In addition, the company offers data-analytics and market-research services to leading FMCG companies and large-scale retailers.
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OSLO, Norway (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will miss the ceremony to award her the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, the head of the Norwegian Nobel Institute said.
Machado last appeared in public 11 months ago. Nobel Institute director Kristian Berg Harpviken told public broadcaster NRK the Venezuelan opposition leader's daughter will accept the prize on Machado’s behalf. He later told the broadcaster that Machado was expected in Oslo during the day — but “unfortunately, she won’t arrive in time to attend today’s ceremony or other events.”
“We confirm that she will not attend the Nobel ceremony, but we are optimistic about her presence on the rest of the day’s agenda,” said Machado's spokesperson, Claudia Macero. She did not give information on Machado's current location.
Prominent Latin American figures planned to attend Wednesday's ceremony in a signal of solidarity with Machado, including Argentine President Javier Milei, Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa, Panama's President José Raúl Mulino and Paraguayan President Santiago Peña.
Machado has been living in hiding and has not been seen in public since Jan. 9, when she was briefly detained after joining supporters in a protest in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital.
The 58-year-old’s win for her struggle to achieve a democratic transition in her South American nation was announced on Oct. 10, and she was described as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.”
Machado won an opposition primary election and intended to challenge President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election, but the government barred her from running for office. Retired diplomat Edmundo González took her place.
The lead-up to the July 28, 2024, election saw widespread repression, including disqualifications, arrests and human rights violations. That increased after the country’s National Electoral Council, which is stacked with Maduro loyalists, declared the incumbent the winner.
González sought asylum in Spain last year after a Venezuelan court issued a warrant for his arrest.
U.N. human rights officials and many independent rights groups have expressed concerns about the situation in Venezuela, and called for Maduro to be held accountable for the crackdown on dissent.
Five past Nobel Peace Prize laureates were detained or imprisoned at the time of the award, according to the prize's official website, most recently Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi in 2023 and Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski in 2022.
The others were Liu Xiaobo of China in 2010, Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar in 1991 and Carl von Ossietzky of Germany in 1935.
“There is a long tradition that when a Peace Prize laureate cannot be present, close family members represent them," Harpviken said. "That happened with Narges Mohammadi, and with Ales Bialiatski; both were imprisoned at the time. And the same will happen with Maria Corina Machado today. The daughter will deliver the statement her mother has written.”
Ana Corina Sosa, center, daughter of Nobel peace prize laureate Maria Machados, arrives at the Grand Hotel in Oslo on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Lise Aserud/NTB via AP)
FILE - Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro the day before his inauguration for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, file)
From left: Colombia's former vice president Marta Lucía Ramírez, Pedro Urruchurtu Noselli and Magalli Meda, who are collaborators with the Nobel Prize winner, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, are seen at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Tuesday Dec. 9, 2025. (Cornelius Poppe/NTB Scanpix via AP)
FILE - Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado displays vote tally sheets during a protest against the reelection of President Nicolas Maduro one month after the disputed presidential vote which she says the opposition won by a landslide, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, file)
